[nokya]

Same here.

I actually enjoy watching people boarding planes, I find that relaxing. The trick is to only have a backpack and nothing else on you: from the moment you're not relying on getting overhead space, you can completely skip the boarding stress, stay seated while everyone is stressing out and walk into the plane last.

I do recognize that many passengers have financial difficulties and this only works if you can afford a registered luggage.

There is also this frenzy about feeling the need to leave the airport at flash speed. I don't mind waiting a few minutes at the belt, it usually gives me time to reply to a few emails and make 1 or 2 calls. Again, this assumes you're not flying the last plane of the day, which is often cheaper, but delays May expose you to missing a public transport connection.